Students Present "Carl R. Nave Award"

At a social for the Physics and Astronomy Department, the students surprised me with the presentation of this award, establishing the "Carl R. Nave Award" as a continuing award by the The Society of Physics Students to honor a faculty member in Physics.

I certainly liked the idea of having an award initiated by the students with recipient likewise chosen by the students. I was very honored that they chose me for this year. Having taught the Modern Physics sequence for several years, I had taught most of the advanced undergraduates in at least one course.

It was certainly a memorable time for me since I was retiring at the end of this term with 40 years of service, even though I taught for another 11 years after retirement. I had also just been notified that I had been chosen for the "Merlot Classic Award" for my HyperPhysics website which had now been online for seven years.